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After doubling down on its offering of original programming, Netflix will also be doubling down on "Luke Cage," too: The streaming service has renewed the Marvel series for a second season.

The news was announced on the show's social media accounts on Sunday, with a short video focusing on Pop's Barber Shop (a key setting in season one), and a neon sign in the window that says "Season 2: Coming soon." The announcement also included Pop's motto, "Always forward," an important mantra for the titular hero (played by Mike Colter) throughout the show's inaugural season.

It should come as no surprise that Netflix would want to stay in the "Luke Cage" business, considering the show's critical acclaim and warm reception from fans. The series was so in-demand during its debut weekend back in October that it temporarily crashed the streaming service.

The renewal also means that there will be more adventures in the Marvel deal that the comics powerhouse struck with Netflix, which will culminate in the "Defenders" team-up series featuring characters from "Daredevil," "Jessica Jones," "Luke Cage," and "Iron Fist." The latter series is set to debut sometime in early 2017.

No word yet on when fans can expect season two of "Luke Cage." Stay tuned.

]]>TV News2016-12-05T17:05:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/luke-cage-renewed-season-2-netflix/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/wga-2016-tv-nominations-stranger-things-this-is-us-westworld/
The Writers Guild of America has released its nominations for the best television programming of 2016, and among the nominees are perennial favorites as well as plenty of new series that have gotten some major attention this year.

As has been the trend in recent years from many awards groups, cable and streaming programming dominated the WGA's slate of nominees, with only one broadcast show breaking into the guild's major categories. NBC's "This Is Us," a buzzy hit for the network, was the lucky selection, earning citations for Best Drama Series, Best New Series, and best writing for a single episode ("The Trip").

"Stranger Things," "Westworld," and "Atlanta" were three of the other biggest successes among the WGA's nominees, with each doubling up on nods in the best series and best new series categories. "Atlanta" also scored a nomination for writing for an individual episode ("Streets on Lock").

The complete list of nominees for television and new media is below. The Writers Guild Awards will be handed out at a ceremony on February 19, 2017.

American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX

Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC

The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO

Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel

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, TV News2016-12-05T16:40:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/wga-2016-tv-nominations-stranger-things-this-is-us-westworld/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/netflix-double-original-programming-2017/
Netflix is planning on significantly expanding its original programming offerings, with a projection to double its output of original series in 2017.

Ted Sarandos, the streaming platform's chief content officer, debuted the service's ambitious plans at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference on Monday, telling the crowd that Netflix will soon offer approximately 1,000 hours of original programming content for subscribers -- more than double what it produced in 2016 -- adding that that benchmark was "a conservative measure right now." That push will include a $6 billion investment (in 2016, Netflix invested $5 billion in its original programming in a similar doubling-up strategy), and the streaming service hopes to eventually have 50 percent of its total offering be originals.

Unscripted programming will be Netflix's biggest focus in 2017, with the service planning about 20 new series in that category for the next calendar year. One of its splashiest new offerings will be reality competition series "Ultimate Beastmaster," which will have a global bent and feature "athletes and announcers from six different countries (the U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan)," per Variety. Sylvester Stallone will produce that series, alongside "The Biggest Loser" executive producer Dave Broome.

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, TV News2016-12-05T16:00:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/netflix-double-original-programming-2017/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/jimmy-kimmel-host-oscars-2017/
UPDATE: After word broke on Monday afternoon that Jimmy Kimmel would be the next host of the Academy Awards, the emcee confirmed the news himself.

Kimmel took to Twitter to confirm an earlier report (which you can read in full below) that he has officially been tapped by the Academy to host film's biggest night. And in case anyone was wondering whether or not this was just another one of his elaborate pranks that he's become known for over the years, the host assured his followers that it was not.

Yes, I am hosting the Oscars. This is not a prank. And if it is, my revenge on @TheAcademy will be terrible & sweet. Thx to @alsformalwear

"Yes, I am hosting the Oscars," Kimmel tweeted. "This is not a prank. And if it is, my revenge on @TheAcademy will be terrible & sweet."

This will be Kimmel's first time taking a crack at the Oscars, after hosting the Emmys twice (in 2012, and again this year). No word yet on how this will affect his traditional post-Oscars special on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," though we imagine he and ABC will have some convenient tie-ins ready to promote the show as Oscars Sunday approaches.

ORIGINAL REPORT: After months of uncertainty over who will host the biggest celebration in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reportedly settled on its pick, with Jimmy Kimmel set to emcee the Oscars in February.

The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that an official announcement from the Academy and Oscars producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd is forthcoming. Kimmel, who hosted the Emmys in September to almost universal acclaim, was ABC's top pick for the job, with execs publicly campaigning on his behalf.

It looks like that influence worked, and as THR notes, that sway is part of a new deal between the Academy and ABC -- the Oscars' longtime broadcaster -- that gives the network more of a say in who is selected for the high-profile gig. The ultimate decision is still the Academy's, however.

Perhaps those new negotiations are why it took so long for the telecast to secure a host. In years past, the Oscars emcee has had many months to prepare for the high-pressure job; now, Kimmel, De Luca, and Todd will have just over 11 weeks to craft the show.

Considering Kimmel has presided over his eponymous late-night show for more than a decade, though, he's no doubt used to writing under pressure, and his successful Emmys hosting stints (both this year and back in 2012) prove he's more than capable of steering a live awards telecast. We'll see him in action when the Oscars air on ABC on Sunday, February 26, 2017.

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, Awards2016-12-05T13:50:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/jimmy-kimmel-host-oscars-2017/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/nashville-season-5-premiere-part-one-early/
While country music series "Nashville" has featured plenty of drama on-screen throughout its first four seasons, it's also seen its fair share of drama off-screen, too. Back in May, ABC cancelled the show, which ended its season four finale on a huge cliffhanger, and several weeks went by before a new home was found. Thankfully, cable net CMT swooped in to save the day, and to celebrate, the show is releasing the first half of its two-part season five premiere several weeks early.

The episode, which is slated to run for two hours, was originally set to debut in early January. Now, CMT will air the first hour on Thursday, December 15 at 9 p.m. Actor Charles Esten, who plays Deacon Claybourne on the series, appeared in a video addressing "Nashville" fans to share the exciting news."To all you Nashies out there, as a thanks for saving our show, we're gonna give you the first hour of our two-hour premiere early," Esten said in the clip. "Enjoy."

The premiere will pick up where things left off in the season four finale, revealing that Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) was in a plane crash. The season five promo also promised that the episode will focus on the relationship between Scarlett (Clare Bowen) and Gunnar (Sam Palladio), as well as Maddie's (Lennon Stella) return to her family after her emancipation last season.

Tune in for part one on December 15. The entire season five premiere airs on CMT on January 5.

]]>TV News2016-12-02T12:40:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/nashville-season-5-premiere-part-one-early/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/sigourney-weaver-avatar-sequels-more-amazing/
We haven't heard much from writer-director James Cameron since he announced that the long-delayed "Avatar" sequels would be four films instead of three. And while there still isn't much intel to go on, actress Sigourney Weaver has promised fans that the flicks will be worth the (seemingly never-ending) wait.

In an interview with Variety, Weaver chatted about several of her upcoming projects, including those four much-discussed -- but still quite mysterious -- sequels, which the actress described as "looming" over her. While the sci-fi veteran didn't elaborate on what that meant in terms of a shooting schedule, she did say that she's seen three of the four the screenplays (in what stage of completion is unclear), and had nothing but praise for the stories that awaited filmgoers.

"In my opinion, the three scripts I've read so far are many times more amazing than the first one in terms of their scope," Weaver told Variety. "[Cameron] did a lot of the heavy lifting in the first movie, establishing the family and the relationships and the world, and now he really gets to play."

According to the trade, the four sequels will be "a family saga," though what exactly that means is anyone''s guess. It does give us some hope, though, that Cameron is on track to finally begin production on these new films, after the plan for the sequels was changed from two films, to three, to four, and the release date for the first follow-up shifted from 2014 to 2016 to 2017, to the new tentative schedule: "Avatar 2," "Avatar 3," "Avatar 4," and "Avatar 5" are currently slated to hit theaters around Christmastime in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023, respectively.

Stay tuned to see if the plan changes again. Based on everything that's happened so far, we wouldn't be surprised by anything at this point.

]]>Movies2016-12-02T12:05:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/sigourney-weaver-avatar-sequels-more-amazing/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/britney-spears-lifetime-movie-photos/
Lifetime has released the first batch of promotional photos from its upcoming unauthorized biopic of pop star Britney Spears, and the images have left fans a bit confused.

The chief complaint is that the actress cast to play Britney, Natasha Bassett, looks nothing like the singer. And that's doubly true for the supporting actors playing the men in Britney's life: Kevin Federline (portrayed by Clayton Chitty, in probably the most accurate casting in movie), Justin Timberlake (Nathan Keyes), and the rest of *NSYNC (Frankie Cena as Chris Kirkpatrick, Connor Paton as Lance Bass, Matt Visser as Joey Fatone, and Zac Vran as JC Chasez). Check out some of the photos for yourself:The various *NSYNC actors are especially egregious (Cena looks far more like fellow boy bander Trevor Penick of O-Town than anything resembling Chris Kirkpatrick), but really, all of the casting is pretty terrible. While Lifetime faced a similar backlash when it released the cast photos for its previous unauthorized movies about "Saved by the Bell" and "Full House," we think the cable net may have truly outdone itself this time in the Casting Actors That Look Nothing Like Their Real-Life Counterparts department.

Of course, Twitter had a field day with the photos, sharing some hilarious commentary on the images.

absolutely dying that this is supposed to be britney and kevin from lifetime's britney spears biopic. I CANNOT WAIT. pic.twitter.com/RhzxriQqn2

]]>TV News2016-12-02T11:00:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/britney-spears-lifetime-movie-photos/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/gilmore-girls-revival-how-rory-could-afford-flights/
Aside from the major cliffhanger on which the series ended, there were still a few other burning questions about the events of "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" that left fans scratching their heads. Chief among them: How could Rory (Alexis Bledel), who claimed to be broke, afford all of those flights to London she took throughout the revival? Now, "Gilmore" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has offered up an explanation.

In an interview with TVLine, Sherman-Palladino spilled the beans about all things "A Year in the Life," including the final four words, Rory's babydaddy, and yes, all of that airfare on her many visits to London/Logan. According to the producer, the answer to how the flailing freelance journalist could swing such a large expense on a regular basis came down to some thrifty planning.

"A lot of it was points," ASP told TVLine. "When you travel that much you have points. She's flying economy. She's flying JetBlue on a deal. And she's using her points. We didn't really focus on money because, quite frankly, I don't think anyone's worried that Rory is going to starve. Between Emily Gilmore, Lorelai Gilmore... Logan... there were so many [well-off] people in her life that would've made sure she didn't fall through the cracks."

We see more than a few cracks in ASP's explanation, especially since Rory herself kept telling everyone that she had no money. Even with some careful scouring of airline deals, it seems a little too convenient that she was still able to spontaneously jet off overseas so often.

The showrunner's latter point -- that Rory had financial help from someone else -- is probably closer to accurate (and Logan is most likely the one who should have footed that bill, anyway). Rory also had a trust fund from Richard and Emily (which was set up during the original series, fans may recall, and set to go into effect when she was in her mid-20s), and likely also got some money from Richard's will, so she probably wasn't hurting for spare cash. It seems the youngest Gilmore's definition of "broke" is a bit different from the rest of ours.

This concludes today's edition of Over-Analyzing "A Year in the Life." Stay tuned for more.

]]>TV News2016-12-02T10:15:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/02/gilmore-girls-revival-how-rory-could-afford-flights/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/01/2016-critics-choice-awards-movie-nominations/
"La La Land" is having a good week: After scooping up the best film prize from the New York Film Critics Circle, the musical has also landed a whopping 12 nominations from the Critics' Choice Awards.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association, which hands out the Critics' Choice Awards, released its nomination slate hailing the best films of 2016, and like the NYFCC, it also shared the love among a large number of movies -- many of them from wildly different genres. While other recently-hailed critical favorites like "Moonlight" (which came in second to "La La Land" with 10 Critics' Choice nominations) were well-represented, recognition was also given to flicks like "Deadpool," "Captain America: Civil War," "Suicide Squad," and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."

The full list of nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards movie categories is below. (The television nominees were announced last month.) The awards will be handed out during a televised ceremony on December 11.

Best Picture

"Arrival"

"Fences"

"Hacksaw Ridge"

"Hell or High Water"

"La La Land"

"Lion"

"Loving"

"Manchester by the Sea"

"Moonlight"

"Sully"

Best Director

Damien Chazelle ("La La Land")

Mel Gibson ("Hacksaw Ridge")

Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight")

Kenneth Lonergan ("Manchester by the Sea")

David Mackenzie ("Hell or High Water")

Denis Villeneuve ("Arrival")

Denzel Washington ("Fences")

Best Actor

Casey Affleck ("Manchester by the Sea")

Joel Edgerton ("Loving")

Andrew Garfield ("Hacksaw Ridge")

Ryan Gosling ("La La Land")

Tom Hanks ("Sully")

Denzel Washington ("Fences")

Best Actress

Amy Adams ("Arrival")

Annette Bening ("20th Century Women")

Isabelle Huppert ("Elle")

Ruth Negga ("Loving")

Natalie Portman ("Jackie")

Emma Stone ("La La Land")

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight")

Jeff Bridges ("Hell or High Water")

Ben Foster ("Hell or High Water")

Lucas Hedges ("Manchester by the Sea")

Dev Patel ("Lion")

Michael Shannon ("Nocturnal Animals")

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis ("Fences")

Greta Gerwig ("20th Century Women")

Naomie Harris ("Moonlight")

Nicole Kidman ("Lion

Janelle Monáe ("Hidden Figures")

Michelle Williams ("Manchester by the Sea")

Best Young Actor/Actress

Lucas Hedges ("Manchester by the Sea")

Alex R. Hibbert ("Moonlight")

Lewis MacDougall ("A Monster Calls")

Madina Nalwanga ("Queen of Katwe")

Sunny Pawar ("Lion")

Hailee Steinfeld ("The Edge of Seventeen")

Best Adapted Screenplay

Luke Davies ("Lion")

Tom Ford ("Nocturnal Animals")

Eric Heisserer ("Arrival")

Todd Komarnicki ("Sully")

Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi ("Hidden Figures")

August Wilson ("Fences")

Best Original Screenplay

Damien Chazelle ("La La Land")

Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight")

Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou ("The Lobster")

Kenneth Lonergan ("Manchester by the Sea ")

Jeff Nichols ("Loving")

Taylor Sheridan ("Hell or High Water")

Best Cinematography

"Arrival" (Bradford Young)

"Jackie" (Stéphane Fontaine)

"La La Land" (Linus Sandgren)

"Moonlight" (James Laxton)

"Nocturnal Animals" (Seamus McGarvey)

Best Costume Design

"Allied" (Joanna Johnston)

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (Colleen Atwood)

"Florence Foster Jenkins" (Consolata Boyle)

"Jackie" (Madeline Fontaine)

"La La Land" (Mary Zophres)

"Love & Friendship" (Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh)

Best Editing

"Arrival" (Joe Walker)

"Hacksaw Ridge" (John Gilbert)

"La La Land" (Tom Cross)

"Moonlight" (Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon)

"Sully" (Blu Murray)

Best Hair & Makeup

"Doctor Strange"

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"

"Hacksaw Ridge"

"Jackie"

"Star Trek Beyond"

Best Production Design

"Arrival" (Patrice Vermette; Paul Hotte, André Valade)

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (Stuart Craig; James Hambidge, Anna Pinnock)

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, Awards2016-12-01T16:30:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/01/2016-critics-choice-awards-movie-nominations/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/01/full-house-creator-buys-tanner-san-francisco-house/
In what's probably the most perfect pairing of a house and buyer in recent memory, it was just revealed that "Full House" creator Jeff Franklin has purchased the iconic San Francisco home that stood in for the exterior of the Tanners' house on the sitcom.

"The house came on the market and really, I just thought, I have to buy this house," Franklin told THR. "I'm so sentimental about the house. It's great to have the house in our Full House family and be able to preserve it for the fans. ... Seriously, I love owning this house."

The producer, who also oversees Netflix's "Full House" sequel series "Fuller House," also revealed that he plans on transforming the inside of the home -- which looks nothing like the Tanner/Fuller residence in real life -- to more closely resemble what fans see on television, and perhaps one day even filming "Fuller House" scenes there. He's already repainted the exterior -- which had undergone several color makeovers since the '90s heyday of "Full House" -- and most importantly, replaced its most recent seafoam green door with the show's familiar red door.

Franklin is waiting on Netflix to hear if "Fuller House" has been renewed, but regardless of whether or not he'll get to involve the cast in his new purchase (he's got big plans for "Full House"'s 30th anniversary in 2017), he's happy to have it for fans' sake.

"There are probably 250 fans per day that show up and take a picture in front of it," Franklin told the trade. "It will be a lot more fun for the fans because now the house will look like the Tanners really live there. It's a gift to the fans but it's also fun for me to own it."

The series will focus on the Mayans, a rival biker gang that made trouble for SAMCRO on "Sons." According to Deadline, "Mayans MC" will be set shortly after the events of the 2014 "Sons" series finale, and will highlight "the struggles of EZ Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the California/Mexico border."

"Sons" creator Kurt Sutter is co-creating the project with Elgin James, and the pair will also co-produce the series. James has had a fascinating life so far, seguing from a tough Boston gang to the Sundance Institute. His debut feature, "Little Birds," premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011, and went on to win a National Board of Review Award; only a few months later, he was serving a one-year jail sentence for gang-related extortion charges.

"I wanted to find a strong, unique Latino voice," New Jersey native Sutter said back in May about his collaboration with James. "Because I didn't think a white guy from Jersey should be writing about Latin culture and traditions. Elgin is that voice."

]]>TV News2016-12-01T14:55:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/01/sons-of-anarchy-spinoff-mayans-mc-fx-pilot/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/01/la-la-land-best-film-new-york-film-critics-circle/
"La La Land" just nabbed its biggest accolade yet: The best picture prize from the New York Film Critics Circle.

It should be interesting to see how the Oscar nominations line up with the NYFCC's picks, especially considering that last year's best film winner, "Carol," did not go on to earn a Best Picture citation from the Academy. But "La La Land" has plenty of buzz in its corner (critics were hailing the flick as an early Oscar frontrunner as far back as September), and with this newest accolade under its belt, it doesn't look like the film will be slowing down its awards momentum anytime soon.

The full list of winners hailed by the NYFCC is below. The prizes will be handed out at a ceremony in New York City in January.

Best Film: La La Land

Best Actor: Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert for both Elle and Things to Come

Best Director: Barry Jenkins for Moonlight

Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams for both Manchester by the Sea and Certain Women

Best Animated Film: Zootopia

Best Cinematography: James Laxton for Moonlight

Best First Film (tie): The Edge of Seventeen and Krisha

Best Foreign Language Film: Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary: O.J.: Made in America

Special Awards: One for editor Thelma Schoonmaker, the other for Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust 25th anniversary restoration

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, Awards2016-12-01T14:25:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/01/la-la-land-best-film-new-york-film-critics-circle/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants-3-in-the-works-alexis-bledel/
Actress Blake Lively got fans excited this summer when she hinted that a third installment of the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series could happen some day, and now, another one of the titular stars of the film says plans to revive the franchise are indeed in the works.

Alexis Bledel revealed the news during an appearance on "The Tonight Show" this week, telling host Jimmy Fallon that "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3" is a very real possibility."We would all love to do it," Bledel said, adding that Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and America Ferrera were all on board, too. "I think it would be so much fun, and we talk about it. ... I think we should absolutely do it. We're working on it. So we'll see if it happens."

"You're working on it?" a hopeful Fallon interjected.

"Yeah, we're working on it," Bledel confirmed. "It would be so fun!"

We certainly agree with that assessment. And considering a chunk of the action in the last film, "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," took place in Greece, we think the actresses would be more than willing to sign up for more.

Lively said back in June that all four of the stars wanted to make sure that the story made sense before moving forward. We'll keep our fingers crossed that there are additional developments on the threequel's progress soon.

Photo credit: Warner Bros.

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The first teaser trailer for the upcoming fifth season of resurrected series "Nashville" is full of drama, with the cliffhanger plane crash that put Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) in peril front and center.

At the end of season four (which was thought to be the series finale, before the cancelled ABC series was rescued by cable net CMT), Avery (Jonathan Jackson) and Cadence were waiting for Juliette at the airport when they were informed that her personal jet was missing. The trailer takes us inside the plane, showing some intense turbulence as a terrified Juliette is shaken in her seat, lighting crashing outside the window.

We then see Rayna (Connie Britton), Deacon (Charles Esten), Maddie (Lennon Stella), and Daphne (Maisy Stella) watching a news report confirming Juliette's plane has indeed crashed. That crash -- and Juliette's subsequent recovery -- will play a crucial role in season five.

Other notable scenes from the teaser include a discussion between Scarlett (Clare Bowen) and Gunnar (Sam Palladino) about the state of their relationship, a tearful heart-to-heart between Deacon and Maddie (probably about the emancipation she pursued in season four), and Will getting close with a mystery man who is not his boyfriend. New showrunners Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick have promised that the unnecessary drama will be kept to a minimum in season five -- with a renewed focus on the show's music -- so here's hoping the above storylines don't get too salacious.

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, Worth Watching2016-11-29T16:45:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/nashville-season-5-trailer-juliette-plane-crash/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/andrew-garfield-spider-man-heartbroken/
Big-budget comic book movies aren't exactly known for their devotion to character development and creative storytelling, and actor Andrew Garfield learned that firsthand while donning spandex to play the titular role in the "Amazing Spider-Man" series. Now, Garfield is reflecting on that experience, which he admits left him a bit disillusioned about the filmmaking process.

In an interview with actress Amy Adams for Variety's Actors on Actors series, Garfield chatted with his fellow superhero star about the highs and the lows of working on those types of films. While the actor -- who's discussed his displeasure with "Amazing Spider-Man 2" in the past -- said that he enjoyed the experience overall, especially working with his director and the rest of the cast, other aspects of the superhero system were a bit disheartening.

"There's something about being that young in that kind of machinery that I think is really dangerous," Garfield explained. "I wasn't a teenager, but I was still young enough to struggle with the value system, I suppose, of corporate America."

Adams admitted that while she enjoys playing Lois Lane in the DC filmverse, she's very much aware that her character is "in service of the story instead of the story serving a character." Garfield related to that idea when it came to playing Spidey.

"There's something that happened with that experience for me where story and character were not actually top of the priority list, ultimately," he told Adams. "And I found that really, really tricky. I signed up to serve the story and to serve this incredible character I'd been dressing as since I was 3. And then it gets compromised, and it breaks my heart. I got heartbroken a little bit."

It's certainly refreshing to hear an actor speak so earnestly about his disappointment with a once-in-a-lifetime experience like headlining a tentpole superhero flick. Here's hoping he doesn't get to Sally Field-levels of disillusionment anytime soon, though.

]]>Movies2016-11-29T16:20:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/andrew-garfield-spider-man-heartbroken/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/national-board-of-review-manchester-by-the-sea-best-film-2016/
The National Board of Review has revealed its top choice for best film of 2016, with "Manchester by the Sea" nabbing the high-profile honor.

"Manchester" centers around a man (played by Casey Affleck) who must care for his nephew (played by Lucas Hedges) after the boy's father dies. Both Affleck and Hedges were given awards from NBR for their roles (Affleck cited for best actor, Hedges cited for best male breakthrough performance), and writer-director Kenneth Lonergan was honored with the Best Original Screenplay award.

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, Awards2016-11-29T15:25:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/national-board-of-review-manchester-by-the-sea-best-film-2016/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/alexis-bledel-coffee-cup/
We're still absorbing everything that happened in "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," and one of the main takeaways from the "Gilmore Girls" revival series is that Rory Gilmore is a bit of a mess. Some "Gilmore" fans also had similar thoughts about actress Alexis Bledel before the revival even started, but according to Bledel, that assessment has been blown a bit out of proportion.

The trouble all started back when Netflix first released some promotional posters for "A Year in the Life," featuring Rory and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) holding coffee mugs, and posing for seasonal-themed posters that tied into each of the revival's "Winter," "Spring," "Summer," and "Fall" installments. As Bledel discussed with host Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on "The Tonight Show" this week, some fans thought that Bledel's handling of the props used in those photos was pretty odd, and wondered if she didn't know how to hold ordinary objects."Do you understand that that's not normal?" Fallon asked the actress, pointing to the coffee image. "No one holds a coffee mug [like that]."

But Bledel had a good excuse for the awkward imagery, and defended herself by pointing out the over-sized nature of the cup itself led to her adopting such an odd grip.

"That coffee mug is almost as big as my face," she told Fallon. "So I feel like I was set up to fail there."

The actress then proceeded to pick up a normal-sized mug sitting on the table beside her, demonstrating that she does, in fact, know how to hold a coffee cup. That doesn't exactly explain why her clutching those flowers on the "Spring" poster looks so odd, but at least Bledel has a good sense of humor about it.

You can scrutinize her holding skills in "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," which is streaming on Netflix now.

Photo credit: Netflix

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, Worth Watching2016-11-29T14:50:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/29/alexis-bledel-coffee-cup/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/28/power-rangers-photos-rita-repulsa/
Rita Repulsa isn't just taking over the world -- she's also taking over Twitter, too. That was the latest promotional stunt behind the upcoming "Power Rangers" reboot, and the gag gave fans a closer glimpse at the villainess (played by Elizabeth Banks), revealing some new photos and a few character details about the power-hungry alien.

Rita took control of the official "Power Rangers" Twitter account on Monday, tweeting out a bunch of pictures of herself and dishing out some withering insults, while also detailing her plans for world domination. The cheeky stunt found the Rangers' nemesis calling the heroes "a bunch of whiny teens," dubbing Earth a "pitiful planet," and crowing about her good looks (and penchant for bloodlust).

"'Killin it', you say?" Rita wrote. "You have no idea how right you are..."

The villain also called out individual Twitter users who shared the Rangers' names, took some shots at Ranger mentor Zordon (suggesting the baldie get some Rogaine), and even made a winking reference to Banks's "Hunger Games" connection. The stunt was silly, sure, but also pretty clever, allowing fans to see how Banks will approach the character, giving Rita some sass to go with her megalomaniac ways.

It's the latest bit of viral marketing for "Power Rangers," after the film launched a site for the titular characters' high school newspaper. That source has already yielded some interesting intel; we're curious to see what else the movie's promotional team has on the docket before the flick is released.

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WARNING: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," and reveals the infamous "final four words." Do not read on if you have not watched and do not want to be spoiled.

If you're a "Gilmore Girls" obsessive, you probably spent the day after Thanksgiving enjoying your leftovers with a hefty helping of binge-watching, too, devouring the four installments of Netflix revival series "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." It was wonderful and a bit surreal to suddenly be back in Stars Hollow, picking up with Lorelai, Rory, and Emily nine years after the original show signed off, and finding out just where life had taken them in the time since we last saw them on our television screens.

With any revival of a long-dormant, much-beloved series, there are bound to be things that both delight and disappoint viewers in equal measure, and "A Year in the Life" was chock full of that dichotomy. Seeing Rory and Lorelai banter about coffee and pop culture again was great; seeing Rory cheat on her boyfriend with an engaged Logan, not so much. Discovering that Emily was born to be a museum docent (and swear up a storm in front of her buttoned-up DAR pals) may have been the best thing about the revival; finding out that Paris and Doyle are getting divorced, or that Lane had almost no lines at all, made us pretty sad.

But the biggest -- and most divisive -- plot line was saved for the very end of the series, with the last scene in "Fall" finally delivering the long-anticipated, much-hyped, now-legendary "final four words," with which "Gilmore" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino intended to end the original series before departing amid a contract dispute ahead of season seven. Here they are, as delivered by Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham):

Rory: Mom?

Lorelai: Yeah?

Rory: I'm pregnant.

That shocking mother-daughter exchange raises some major questions not only for the characters themselves, but the future of "Gilmore Girls" going forward. Let's break down the biggest talking points:

Who's the father?

The answer to this one seems pretty straightforward, since Rory was consistently sleeping with Logan (Matt Czuchry) throughout "Winter," "Spring," "Summer," and "Fall," and only finally broke up with him for good a few weeks before making her big announcement at the end of "Fall." And her pregnancy sheds some new light on an earlier scene with her father, Christopher (David Sutcliffe), in which Rory asks if he regretted letting Lorelai raise Rory on her own, indicating she's debating whether or not she wants to involve Logan at all in her pregnancy and the baby's life.

Still, there are some who wonder if perhaps Rory's sad sack boyfriend Paul is the father (a possibility we're ruling out, since Rory never had time to see him, let alone sleep with -- or break up with -- him throughout the revival), or maybe that Wookiee she slept with while reporting her lines story (a timeline that just doesn't work out, based on the season of her pregnancy announcement). The most popular dueling theory is that Rory could be serving as a surrogate for Lorelai and Luke, using Paris's services to give her mom and new step-dad a baby. Judging by the surprise on Lorelai's face, though, and the urgency in Rory's voice when she broke the news to her mother, it certainly doesn't seem like a likely scenario (or that this pregnancy was planned). Logan is almost definitely the daddy.

What would have happened if the words were actually used when Amy Sherman-Palladino intended?

As noted above, much has been made about Sherman-Palladino having intended to use these words to end the show's original run. But if she had stayed on through season seven (the show's last before getting canceled by The CW), would it have made sense for Rory to get pregnant then? After all, she would have just graduated from Yale and been only 22 at the time. Would Logan have been the father? And would they have still been together, rather than breaking up after a rejected marriage proposal? A pregnancy would have made things a bit tricky for the aspiring journalist, fresh out of college and just beginning her career. Then again, at 22, and with a prestigious degree under her belt, Rory had many more options (and a lot more emotional and financial support) available to her than her mom did when she got pregnant at 16.

As part of her contract dispute that prompted her exit, Sherman-Palladino had wanted an eighth season to wrap up the story; perhaps she would have used those extra episodes to skip ahead into the future a bit, setting Rory up for a slightly easier time as a single mom. We'll never know, but it's certainly an intriguing aspect of the reveal to ponder.

Does this mean the show will continue? And should it?

Not even Sherman-Palladino knows yet whether or not we'll get another season of "A Year in the Life," and honestly, we're not sure whether or not we want one. On the one hand, of course, seeing more from Stars Hollow -- and getting some more resolution to Rory's story line -- is certainly a welcome prospect. On the other, Rory's revelation is truly a full-circle moment, a Gilmore girl potentially giving life to another Gilmore girl, and following in her mother's footsteps. (Not to mention the finality of Lorelai and Emily's story lines, with each of them seeming to come to terms with where they are in life, and finding personal peace.) And not for nothing, but it was always ASP's intention to have things end this way, finally and definitively.

But excitement for the revival was ridiculously high, and while the notoriously secretive Netflix probably won't be divulging viewing numbers, we feel confident that rabid "Gilmore" fans watched the new episodes in droves. It would be a no-brainer, then, for the streaming service to order up another installment of "A Year in the Life." Sherman-Palladino has hedged her bets a bit, telling The Hollywood Reporter that she wants to see how the revival performs before thinking about making more.

"We really had a very specific journey in our minds and we fulfilled the journey. So to us, this is the piece that we wanted to do. And the whole thought about, is there more, is there more, is there more — this has to go out into the universe now," she told THR. "And then whatever happens, happens."

Actress Kelly Bishop, who plays Emily, told the trade that wherever Sherman-Palladino led, she would follow (meaning she'd definitely do more episodes), while Scott Patterson, who plays Luke, said that he'd be willing to sign up to do additional installments every year or two. But even Patterson admitted that there was some finality to the end of "Fall."

"It was really rewarding and people got a sense that if this was going to be the last thing, that we now have some closure," the actor told THR.

Setting the final four words aside, there are still plenty of questions and plot holes that we'd like to see addressed should "A Year in the Life" get another order. A.V. Club critic Myles McNutt has suggested that there be more focus put on the supporting "Gilmore" characters (we're most interested in actually catching up with Lane, and perhaps seeing Paris and Doyle reunite). And that final look that Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) gave Rory in "Fall" indicates that he's still carrying a torch for her, setting up a future season in which they finally give their relationship another try as adults. (A popular fan theory is that Logan is Rory's Christopher, while Jess is her Luke.)

The jury is still out, though your personal opinion on the matter may depend most heavily on your answer to the next question.

Was the ending even good?

This will probably be the biggest debate among "Gilmore" fans, and we don't see the discussion over it ending anytime soon. For some, it makes perfect sense (see the full circle argument above). For others, it seemed like a cheap (and some say predictable) twist. It's hard to judge "A Year in the Life" on its own merits without factoring in the final four words -- they really do color much of the revival differently once you know them -- but we'd say that overall, we're certainly happy that it exists. (Again, the greatness of Emily's DAR rant can't be understated.) And no matter what you think about that last bit of dialogue, it's gotten us obsessing over "Gilmore Girls" all over again, after so many years without our beloved show. We'll raise a steaming mug of coffee to that any day.

Photo credit: Saeed Adyani/Netflix

]]>TV News2016-11-28T16:30:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/28/gilmore-girls-final-four-words-discussion/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/28/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-opening-weekend-estimate/
It should come as no surprise that a movie with "Star Wars" in the title would have some rosy prospects at the box office. But early projections for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the first spinoff film from the folks at Lucasfilm, are much rosier than anticipated.

Advance tracking is pegging the flick for an opening in the $130 million range, and that's on the conservative side of estimates. Some analysts are predicting as much as a $150 million haul for the space saga, a stunning sum for a feature starring a bunch of unknown characters.

But that's the prestige of the "Star Wars" brand, which has proven more powerful than even the magical "Harry Potter" franchise in recent years. While audience anticipation was high for prequel flick "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," it still only managed a $75 million opening weekend, off of estimates in the $80 million range. (The film has since gone on to prove it will have some strong legs at the box office, earning an impressive $65 million in its second frame this past weekend.)

With advance ticket sales already tracking well for "Rogue One," and audience interest peaking as far back as January, it looks like the sky's the limit for the venerable sci-fi franchise. The film opens on December 16.

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, Box Office2016-11-28T14:40:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/28/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-opening-weekend-estimate/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/28/game-of-thrones-wine/
We've already seen "Game of Thrones" beer, and now, the favorite beverage of Westeros is getting in on the libation-making fun, too.

HBO has announced that it's partnering with a winery in California to produce three different varieties that are tied to the show. Vintage Wine Estates, based in Santa Rosa, will bottle a "Thrones"-themed red blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, and chardonnay, ranging in price from $19.99 to $39.99.

Considering how much Cersei and Tyrion love the beverage, this seems like a no-brainer partnership for HBO. A rep for the cable outlet acknowledged as much in a statement announcing the new line of wines.

"Given the prominent role of wine on 'Game of Thrones' and our previous success in the beverage category, an officially licensed wine for the show feels like a natural extension for our fans," said Jeff Peters, director of licensing and retail for HBO, in the statement. "'Game of Thrones' wines most definitely will add to the fan experience as the battle for the Iron Throne heats up heading into the final seasons."

Sounds like a winning combination to us. We're almost as excited for this wine as we are for season seven. Almost.

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The nominations for the 32nd Independent Spirit Awards were announced by Film Independent last week, hailing the best of independent cinema from 2016.

Nominated for the event's most prestigious award, Best Feature, were "American Honey," "Chronic," "Jackie," "Manchester by the Sea," and "Moonlight." "Moonlight," the critically acclaimed coming of age of tale which chronicles a young man coming to terms with his sexuality, is up for five nominations total, and will also receive the prestigious Robert Altman Award, given to one film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast in honor of their stellar work.

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)The Childhood of a Leader
Director: Brady Corbet
Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Helena Danielsson, Mona Fastvold, István Major

23rd ANNUAL KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (The 23rd annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl's Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's Since 1851.)

Andrew Ahn
Director of Spa Night

Claire Carré
Director of Embers

Anna Rose Holmer
Director of The Fits

Ingrid Jungermann
Director of Women Who Kill

22nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (The 22nd annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)

The four-part series -- divided into season-specific episodes titled "Winter," "Spring," "Summer," and "Fall" -- picks up about nine years after the Season 7 finale, and finds our characters in markedly different stages of their lives, a little older but not necessarily much wiser, and still striving to figure themselves out.

The season theme indicates there will be plenty of change, and we can't wait to see what "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has in store for our titular girls. Read on for the key things to watch out for when "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" debuts on November 25.

1. Lorelai and Luke are still together -- but in a rut

The first full-length trailer for "Gilmore: Girls: A Year in the Life" was a bit ominous about Luke and Lorelai's relationship, with Lorelai trying to convince herself out loud that she and Luke -- who still haven't gotten married -- are truly happy. Lorelai also admits that she feels a bit lost, and doesn't really know what she wants out of life. Does this mean that she and Luke are on the verge of a(nother) breakup? From the promotional photos to the short clips we've seen so far, they certainly look like a content, comfortable couple. Only time will tell if they remain that way for the rest of the revival -- and whether or not that's a good thing.

2. Rory's journalism career isn't going well

Rory's dream of being a professional journalist seemed to be off to a great start when Season 7 ended, with the former Yale Daily News editor landing a job covering Barack Obama's presidential campaign straight out of college. But whatever success that that brought her appears to have been short-lived, with the official Netflix synopsis for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" noting that she's living in New York, but her career has stalled. In the trailer, she tries to put a positive spin on her rootless existence, but seems more than a little wistful about what could have been, lamenting to Jess, "I could have been a contender." Early promo photos show that she winds up back at Chilton, but what she's doing there is so far unclear (is she just visiting as an alumna, or is she a teacher now?).

3. Emily is rebuilding her life after Richard's death

The death of Richard Gilmore was written into the show to reflect the real-life passing of actor Edward Herrmann, who died in 2014. The storyline is bound to be an emotional one, and it hits every Gilmore woman hard, but particularly Emily, whose entire life revolved around her husband. After Richard's previous health scares during the original series' run, she confided to Lorelai that she didn't know who she was if she wasn't Richard Gilmore's wife. Now, she has to figure that out. The trailer makes light of this to a certain extent, depicting Emily decluttering her life (while wearing jeans -- a truly revolutionary fashion choice for a woman who typically wouldn't be caught dead in anything other than Chanel), though there are some more somber moments, too, that reflect her overwhelming grief. Expect that dichotomy to play a major role in her journey.

4. All of Rory's boyfriends are back

Rory's three old boyfriends -- Dean (Jared Padalecki), Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), and Logan (Matt Czuchry) -- will all appear in at least one episode each of the revival, though it seems fair to say that they won't all play equal roles. Who, if anyone, will Rory wind up with? Based on what we've seen so far, all signs currently point to Jess, the only former paramour who has dialogue in the trailer, has appeared in a separate teaser, and has been featured in a promotional photo. That could be deliberate misdirection, though, and with lots of new characters in the mix, Rory could end up someone completely different -- or even, perhaps most fittingly, no one at all.

5. Stars Hollow is as quirky as ever

Just about every resident of Stars Hollow will be returning for the revival, including Lane (still rocking out as a drummer), Taylor (still leading ridiculous town meetings), Kirk (as weird as ever, and attending Friday night dinner for some reason), Miss Patty and Babette (who are spearheading a musical about the town), and Michel (just as snarky and withering as you remember). Expect many, many more familiar faces in addition to those, and all the small town shenanigans that go with them.

6. Sookie is back!

After a lot of back and forth between actress Melissa McCarthy and "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, the pair finally worked out a deal for McCarthy to reprise her role as Lorelai's BFF and co-owner of the Dragonfly. Because of McCarthy's insanely busy schedule, it will only be a small cameo, but still, a little Sookie is better than no Sookie at all. And it should come as no surprise that the lovable, accident-prone chef is still her same quirky self, as her brief appearance in the trailer teased.

7. Those final four words will be satisfying -- but also controversial

"Gilmore Girls" fans have waited almost a decade to hear the famed final four words with which Sherman-Palladino originally intended to end the series, which were abandoned when she left amid a contract dispute ahead of Season 7. The creator has teased that those mysterious words -- which are spoken in dialogue, most likely between Lorelai and Rory -- are the perfect punctuation mark to the revival, and stars Lauren Graham and Milo Ventimiglia have both stated that they're a lovely, fitting end to the show. Actor Matt Czuchry, however, recently told Entertainment Weekly that he believes they'll spark a "heated debate" among the show's loyal fans -- and after nearly a decade of build-up, he's probably correct. Whatever they are, we're still excited to hear them, though it's possible that they may not be the last words the Gilmore girls ever speak.

"Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" premieres November 25 on Netflix.

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, Best TV Shows Ever2016-11-23T10:00:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/23/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-7-things-you-need-to-know/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/22/wedding-crashers-2-script-original-stars-returning/
Late last week, actress Isla Fisher spilled the beans that plans were in motion to finally make a sequel to 2005 blockbuster "Wedding Crashers," and now, we have some more details about the project that make it sound like it's very close to actually happening.

Deadline reports that "Wedding Crashers 2" already has a script, written by the team of Evan Susser & Van Robichaux, who impressed studio New Line with their pitch. The duo already has another feature in the works at the studio, the comedy "Fist Fight," starring Ice Cube andCharlie Day, which is due in theaters in February 2017.

What Deadline's report stresses, however, is that the flick still doesn't have an official green light from New Line, and that's thanks in part to needing the approval of the four principal stars of the original -- Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, and Fisher -- on the sequel's script, as well as hammering out deals for all of them to reprise their roles. Considering that McAdams in particular has become an especially in-demand star as of late, with high-profile roles in flicks like "Doctor Strange," it's going to be costly to get everyone on board.

Still, it seems likely that those actors would be interested in making it work, after Fisher said that Vaughn was the one who told her about the sequel in the first place, and Fisher announced the project on national television. We'll remain cautiously optimistic that "Wedding Crashers 2" will eventually see the light of day.

On May 15, 2007, "Gilmore Girls" fans thought they'd seen the last of Lorelai, Rory, Emily, and the rest of Stars Hollow when the series signed off after seven seasons. Now that Netflix is resurrecting the show via "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," which hits the streaming service on November 25, we'll finally get to see the continuing adventures of our beloved Gilmores and their quirky friends and family. Here, we've provided a refresher course with a brief breakdown of the major returning characters, and where we left off with them at the end of the show's original run.

Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham)When we last saw Lorelai Gilmore, she was bidding farewell to Rory, who was off to start her journalism career. As she grappled with the thought of going months without seeing her daughter, Lorelai decided to extend an olive branch to her parents, and continue the Friday night dinner tradition in Rory's absence. With business booming at the Dragonfly (hello, celebrity guest Christiane Amanpour), Lorelai was in a great place professionally. And after her "I Will Always Love You" serenade, she and Luke officially rekindled their relationship with a big, romantic kiss.

Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel)After some false starts (and fresh off a painful breakup with Logan), Rory finally landed her first post-college journalism job, covering then-Senator Barack Obama's burgeoning presidential campaign for an online magazine. The gig required her to crisscross the country -- and leave her mom and Stars Hollow behind on only a few days' notice. The town came together to throw her a surprise going away party, complete with heartfelt tributes from all of the colorful characters fans had come to know and love over the years. She and Lorelai ended the series (for the time being, anyway) the way it began: Laughing over a cup of coffee at Luke's.

Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop)To say that Emily and Lorelai didn't have the greatest relationship throughout the series is an understatement, but the Season 7 finale saw the Gilmore women at a sort of peace with each other. Though Emily was still nagging Lorelai about making changes to the inn (she and Richard thought Lorelai should add a Dragonfly Spa), she seemed pleased that Lorelai wanted to continue Friday night dinners. And though she wasn't the one to say it, Richard told Lorelai he was proud of her -- a sentiment we're sure Emily shared, even if she'd never tell Lorelai herself.

Luke Danes (Scott Patterson)The gruff diner proprietor wasn't the best at expressing his feelings, but throwing together a last-minute surprise going away party for Rory said a lot: How much he cared about Rory, but more importantly, how much he still cared about Lorelai. His over-the-top efforts to make sure the party still happened despite the rainy forecast (including stitching together -- by hand! -- a giant tent to cover the town square) were beyond sweet, as was his declaration to Lorelai that he just wanted to see her happy (which led to their passionate kiss). And he opened the diner early so the girls could have one final goodbye breakfast together, proving that he understands the importance of mother-daughter bonding (and coffee -- so much coffee). Luke also ended the series with joint custody of his daughter, though the less said about April, the better.

Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy)Quirky chef Sookie St. James was also enjoying the success of the Dragonfly, and still (adorably) squabbling with her husband, Jackson. Earlier in season seven, Sookie discovered she was pregnant for the third time, the result of Jackson hiding the fact that he didn't get a vasectomy as promised after their second child was born. Despite that breach of trust, their marriage was still going strong at the end of the series, as was Sookie's desire to see Luke and Lorelai reunited. She worked with the diner owner to help stage Rory's surprise party, and in one final bit of successful matchmaking, gently coaxed him into thinking about how Lorelai would respond to the thoughtful gesture – and later spilled the beans to Lorelai that it was Luke who spearheaded the effort.

Lane Kim (Keiko Agena)Many fans were disappointed by Lane's Season 7 storyline, which saw the young newlywed suddenly saddled with twin boys after getting unexpectedly pregnant on her honeymoon with Zack. The overwhelmed new mom was initially planning on going on tour with her husband, who was offered a lead guitarist gig by another band, but ultimately bailed when she realized caring for two newborns on a tour bus would be impossible without constant help. While she seemed at peace with her decision, we couldn't help but feel a bit sad for the formerly rebellious Lane, and hope she gets to live out her rock'n'roll dreams when "A Year in the Life" debuts.

Paris Geller (Liza Weil)The ruthless work ethic of Rory's high school frenemy turned college roommate paid off at the end of Season 7, when she had her pick of prestigious post-grad options. While deciding between attending law school or med school, Paris ultimately landed on the latter, and enrolled in Harvard Medical School. (It helped that she already knew several of her fellow incoming classmates, having sized them up -- and deemed them weak competition -- during pre-med courses in their undergrad years at Yale.) And Paris found her true match in Doyle, whose devotion to her was one of the sweetest developments of the show's later years. He took a cue from Carole King's theme song, and promised that wherever Paris led, he would follow.

Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry)The Huntzberger scion was on a bit of a professional rollercoaster in Season 7, when his once successful business dealings failed in epic fashion, leaving him completely broke and embroiled in a lawsuit. Despite that setback -- and a brief return to his hard-partying ways -- Logan eventually rebounded and decided to cut ties from his father for good, seeking a job at a startup in San Francisco. He wanted Rory to come with him to the west coast, and proposed to her; after thinking it over, Rory decided she wasn't ready for marriage, and turned him down. She suggested that they try long distance again, but Logan didn't want to continue their relationship without taking a step forward, and the pair broke up.

Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia)After his departure at the end of Season 3, Jess only pops up a handful of times throughout the rest of the series. But Luke's nephew really grows up in that time period, finally admitting he's in love with Rory (even if he doesn't do it in the best way), helping found a small publishing company in Philadelphia, writing a short novel, and, finally, thanking Luke for everything (and giving him a check to pay back his kindness). When Jess meets up with Rory again early in Season 6, during her separation from Lorelai and her hiatus from Yale, he attributes his success to her, and helps her to realize she's on the wrong path. Our last glimpse of him came later in Season 6, during a rough patch in Logan and Rory's relationship. Rory visits Jess in Philadelphia, where they share a brief kiss before Rory admits she's still dating Logan. Jess is initially upset, but they end things on good terms.

Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki)Things didn't end well with Rory's first boyfriend, with Dean ultimately dumping her three times over the course of the series. The pair rekindled their failed high school romance at the end of Season 4, when a married Dean cheated on his wife by sleeping with Rory. Lindsay eventually discovers the transgression and kicks him out, and he and Rory begin dating again, though the relationship is short-lived. They have trouble coordinating their schedules with Rory living at school and Dean working several jobs, and then Dean abruptly breaks up with Rory at a party at her grandparents' house, citing the fact that he'll never fit into her world. His last appearance in the series comes late in Season 5, when a bitter Dean tells Luke that Lorelai will never be satisfied with him, because the Gilmores want more than Stars Hollow -- and they -- have to offer.

Marvel announced on Monday that Bassett will be playing Ramonda, who is the mother of protagonist T'Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther (played by Chadwick Boseman). In the "Black Panther" comics, Ramonda has a fairly dark back story; it's unclear how much of it will adapted for the hero's standalone flick, but if anyone can breathe life into the badass character, it's the equally badass Bassett.

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We've all heard actors and actresses claim that filming sex scenes is an extremely awkward experience, but according to the stars behind one memorable "Gilmore Girls" moment, there was a specific, size-related reason that things got weird while depicting the deed.

Alexis Bledel and Jared Padalecki, who play Rory and Dean, recently chatted with Entertainment Weekly about shooting the first time that their characters slept together on the show. The shocking hook-up -- which occurred in the season four finale (and is shown in a little more detail in the season five premiere) when a married Dean cheats on his wife and Rory loses her virginity -- is certainly one of the most memorable moments in "Gilmore" history, but as Bledel and Padalecki tell it, they'll always remember filming the scene in question for an entirely different reason: trying to fit together on Rory's ridiculously small bed.

"It was like a miniature twin," Bledel recalled to EW. "In the outtakes I fell off that bed a couple of times."

Padalecki also remembered Bledel taking a tumble or two, and admitted that he used the camera angle to his advantage when trying to fit his tall frame onto the mattress.

"My feet definitely were off it," the actor told EW. "There was a shot where my waist to my head was laying on the bed but my legs were counterbalancing me on the floor so that I wouldn't roll off. ... It works for the scene because it was supposed to be awkward, so maybe that's why they bought the smallest bed on the planet."

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The month of December is already shaping up to be a great one for "Saturday Night Live," with Emma Stone set to host the show.

Stone will return to Studio 8H on December 3, marking her third time as emcee on the late night sketch series. The last time she hosted was in 2011, though she's popped up on "SNL" several times in recent years, including appearing on an episode hosted by her then-boyfriend and "Amazing Spider-Man" costar Andrew Garfield in 2014, cameoing in a brilliant sketch lampooning celebs auditioning for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and doing her best Gilda Radner impression during the "SNL" 40th anniversary celebration in 2015.

The musical guest for Stone's episode will be Shawn Mendes. This will be the singer-songwriter's first time appearing on "SNL."

Stone's hosting stint comes at the same time she'll be deep in the throes of promoting her new movie, the musical "La La Land," considered by many awards pundits to be a lock for some Oscar nominations come January. Stone is currently jockeying for position in a very tough Best Actress race (her main competition will be "Jackie" star Natalie Portman), so expect her to pull out the big guns -- a.k.a. do plenty of singing and dancing -- when she returns to 30 Rock.

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, TV News2016-11-21T15:50:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/21/emma-stone-host-saturday-night-december-3/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/21/dave-chappelle-3-stand-up-specials-netflix/
Dave Chappelle is on a roll lately: Fresh off his comeback stint hosting "Saturday Night Live" on November 12, the comedian is set to headline three stand-up specials for Netflix.

The streaming service announced the specials on social media on Monday, later adding more details about the events in a press release.

One of the specials will be an original, filmed exclusively for Netflix; the other two "hail directly from Chappelle's personal comedy vault," and were filmed at Austin City Limits Live in April 2015 and the Hollywood Palladium in March 2016. Premiere dates are unknown at this point, but all three are expected to drop sometime in 2017, with the latter two released simultaneously.

"Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy — searing, vital, and now more than ever, essential," said Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy for Netflix, in a statement. "Dave's three new specials promise to be some of the most anticipated events in comedy, and we are honored he will mark his global return on Netflix."

Chappelle's welcome return to comedy has been building steadily recently, with the stand-up performing a whopping 500 shows over the past few years. He famously ducked out of the public eye at the height of his "Chappelle's Show" popularity back in 2005, an absence he acknowledged in his opening monologue on "SNL."

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Pixar has released the first official teaser trailer for "Cars 3," and unlike its lighthearted predecessors, the threequel looks like it will take a slightly darker path for protagonist Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson).

The clip is less than a minute long, but what it lacks in length, it makes up for by setting a tense tone, suggesting that this isn't the "Cars" franchise you knew before. Gone are the candy-colored, smiling racecars that populated the first two flicks; they've been replaced by faceless vehicles zipping around a track, faster and faster until we spy McQueen, first out front, and then lagging behind.

"McQueen is fading, fading fast!" intones a commentator over the track loudspeaker. We hear the winded Lightning try to catch his breath, before a slow-mo shot of the battered, broken car comes tumbling through the frame, in the midst of an epic crash. "From this moment," reads some text on screen, "everything will change."

It's certainly a grim glimpse at the third entry in the massively popular Pixar series. But is this really what fans should expect when the flick hits theaters next year? Surely the franchise isn't taking a cue from the "dark and gritty reboot" genre, is it?

We'll have to wait until next summer to see. "Cars 3" is set for release on June 16, 2017.

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, Worth Watching2016-11-21T14:40:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/21/first-cars-3-teaser-lightning-mcqueen/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/gilmore-girls-last-four-words-PSA/
You don't want to be a buttfaced miscreant, do you? Then please, for the love of all that is good, do not spoil the last four words of the upcoming "Gilmore Girls" revival, "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life."

Stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel -- who play Lorelai and Rory Gilmore -- are featured a new PSA about those famed words, pleading with fans not to ruin the surprise for those who can't watch the four-episode revival series right away.

"You may want to shout them from the rooftop as the sun rises, calling an end to your shameless binge-watching," Graham tells viewers. "But don't do it."

"Control yourself!" adds Bledel.

The pair liken revealing such a spoiler to people who tweet about another Netflix show, "House of Cards," the day it's released, or those who casually discuss the ending to "Breaking Bad" in public, assuming everyone has already seen it (Bledel has not -- she's been really busy! -- so zip those lips). The PSA then leads fans to a special web page, where they can "take the four words pledge," and publicly vow not to spill the beans about the long-kept secret ending to the series.

It's a brilliant bit of marketing that plays directly to longtime fans of the show who have had nearly a decade to agonize over what those words could be (words that "Gilmore" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has planned on using to end the series, before famously leaving the show before its seventh and -- at the time -- final season). There's been lots of speculation about what they could be -- and previous pleas from Sherman-Palladino to keep them under wraps -- and we'd hate to see someone spoil the surprise for others after so much build-up. Do the right thing, and sign the pledge.

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, Worth Watching2016-11-18T12:50:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/gilmore-girls-last-four-words-PSA/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/hannah-montana-marathon-disney-channel/
Hit Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana" will return to the network for a special marathon next month.

The Miley Cyrus-fronted sitcom, about a girl named Miley Stewart who lives a double life as the titular teen superstar singer, will once again air on the Disney Channel during a marathon set to begin on December 3, and end on December 29. It's unclear how the marathon will be structured, but TVLine surmises that the show's 98 episodes will be aired in blocks of about four per night for the duration of the event.

Disney Channel announced the marathon on Twitter, and based on fan reaction so far, it looks like this event will be a popular one. That's par for the course with "Hannah," which dominated Disney's airwaves during its original run from 2006 to 2011. According to TVLine, "The series premiere set a viewership record for the network, and a 2007 episode with guest stars the Jonas Brothers scored 10.7 million total viewers." Not too shabby for a cable series.

No word yet from Cyrus about the marathon (the singer long ago shed her innocent Disney image, and has criticized the show in the past); we'll see if she has anything else to say about the series once it begins re-airing. So far, Disney Channel has not announced specific airtimes for the episodes.

That number puts the flick, a spinoff set decades before the events of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," on track to land at the higher end of estimates for its opening weekend tally, with some prognosticators now predicting that it will earn north of $80 million by the end of Sunday. Studio Warner Bros. is keeping its projections conservative for now, putting the flick on pace to pull in about $70 million.

As industry analysts previously noted, "Beasts" isn't a "Potter" flick, and that unknowable quality makes it hard to judge how the film will perform. It's unlikely to reach the soaring box office heights of the "Potter" franchise (for comparison, the last film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" earned $43.5 million in Thursday previews in 2011, ahead of a $169 million opening weekend), but its association with the successful series -- not to mention its pedigree, with "Potter" author J.K. Rowling penning the screenplay -- certainly doesn't hurt audience curiosity, either.

Moviegoers should get used to finding "Fantastic Beasts" on the big screen, since the franchise has now expanded from a three-film series to a five-film series. Whether or not those plans will change, however, no doubt hinges on the first flick's success this weekend, and in the weeks to come.

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, Box Office2016-11-18T11:05:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/fantastic-beasts-thursday-box-office/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/moana-title-change-italy-porn-star/
When Disney's newest animated musical "Moana" hits theaters overseas next week, it will have a different name -- and the reasoning behind the switcheroo is about as un-Disney as it gets.

While it's common for movie studios to rename certain films for overseas audiences based on cultural differences, it was probably pretty hard for the Mouse House to anticipate why it would need to change "Moana" when it hit Italy: The film shares a name with a famous Italian porn star. Moana Pozzi was a superstar during her short life, rising up through the ranks of adult filmmaking to also become a television personality, model, actress, and even a politician. (Her Wikipedia entry is fascinating.)

Pozzi, who died in 1994 at age 33, is still a beloved pop culture figure in Italy. And as one unnamed marketing exec explained to Variety, "in any Italian focus group, 'Moana' is Moana Pozzi the porn star."

Despite the mostly positive connotations that the real-life Moana's name conjures in the country, Disney didn't want its heartwarming story of a young Polynesian girl to become synonymous with an adult film actress, and so the company quietly changed the film's Italian title to "Oceana." The studio hasn't made any explicit statement about the switch, though according to Variety, Disney's head of theatrical marketing in Italy acknowledged the coincidence last year, telling exhibitors that the company was "thinking about this issue."

"Oceana" is due in Italian theaters on November 22, one day before "Moana" hits U.S. cinemas.

]]>Movies2016-11-18T10:30:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/moana-title-change-italy-porn-star/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/gilmore-girls-stars-team-jess-dean-logan/
If you're a "Gilmore Girls" fan, you've no doubt already settled an age-old question: Are you Team Jess, Team Dean, or Team Logan? It turns out that the stars of the show also have some strong opinions on the subject of Rory's former boyfriends, and now, they're revealing which of those three guys they liked best.

In anticipation of the November 25 debut of revival series "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," the official "Gilmore Girls" Twitter account posted a video interview with various cast members, asking them to declare themselves a member of one of the aforementioned teams. For some, the answer was simple (actress Rose Abdoo, who plays Gypsy, said she was Team Dean because "he had the best car"), while others simply couldn't choose (Liz Torres and Sally Struthers, who play Miss Patty and Babette, respectively, both said they'd pick all three, since they "drooled" over all the guys across seven seasons).

"Each of those boyfriends came along at just the right time for her, to bring something out that she needed to experience in her life at the right time," Czuchry said. "So, each boyfriend was the right one at the right time."

One actor who's firmly on Team Jess is a surprising convert: None other than Dean himself, with actor Jared Padalecki citing Jess's bad boy cred and his penchant for book reading as part of his draw. And as for the actor behind Jess, Milo Ventimiglia said his onscreen alter ego was easy to root for because he turned out to be a decent guy. He also joked that fans probably disliked Dean because he was too tall, and said that the Jess vs. Logan decision came down to "a blonde/brunette thing, like light/dark."

"Maybe dark wins," Ventimiglia mused.

It's no secret where our loyalties lie (#TeamJess all the way), but what about Rory's? Actress Alexis Bledel stayed out of the debate, but we have a couple key clues that certainly point to Rory choosing Jess when the revival premieres. We only have one more week until we know for sure.

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, Worth Watching2016-11-18T09:45:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/18/gilmore-girls-stars-team-jess-dean-logan/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/17/fantastic-beasts-opening-weekend-estimate/
As Warner Bros. prepares for the hotly-anticipated release of "Harry Potter" spinoff flick "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the studio is hoping for some magical numbers at the box office. Of course, with the film's status a heretofore unknown story, it remains to be seen just how huge its opening weekend haul will be.

Early estimates are pegging the flick for a domestic gross of around $75 million during its first few days of release, in addition to pulling in a hefty sum from foreign markets, putting the film's total opening weekend take at around $200 million globally. That's certainly not a number to sneeze at, but prognosticators note that Warner Bros. isn't ignorant to the fact that "Beasts" is not "Harry Potter," no matter how linked the two franchises may be.

"It's not going to open like a Harry Potter film," said Eric Handler, an analyst with MKM Partners. "People are still trying to figure out what this story is about and who the characters are."

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, Box Office2016-11-17T17:00:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/17/fantastic-beasts-opening-weekend-estimate/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/17/isla-fisher-wedding-crashers-2/
It's been more than 10 years since "Wedding Crashers" hit theaters, with the 2005 Owen Wilson-Vince Vaughn comedy responsible for coining countless instant-classic catchphrases and becoming the gold standard of Frat Pack flicks. While a sequel has yet to materialize, one of the film's stars is teasing that a follow-up could be in the works.

That scoop comes courtesy of Isla Fisher, who played Gloria, the wild child daughter of a wealthy family who catches Vaughn's character's eye while he's crashing her sister's wedding. While appearing on the Today Show, the actress spilled the beans that there could very well be a "Wedding Crashers 2" hitting theaters in the near future.

"I bumped into Vince Vaughn at a party and he said that apparently we're going to be making a sequel," Fisher told Today. "So I'm really excited to see what happened to Gloria."

The actress did caution that the follow-up was far from a done deal, joking, "I shouldn't really announce it on morning television." Still, she left room for some hope, adding, "But apparently there's some talk of it, which is fun."

Fans will have to wait and see if studio New Line has anything to say about "Wedding Crashers 2" anytime soon. No excuses, guys: Greenlight like a champion.

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If Vin Diesel can predict awards season glory for the "Fast and Furious" franchise, who's to say that superhero flick "Deadpool" doesn't have a shot at some hardware, too? Star Ryan Reynolds has officially kicked off "Deadpool"'s campaign for Oscars and other critics awards with a hilarious For Your Consideration letter aimed at reminding voters just how much work went into crafting the offbeat flick -- with a healthy dose of the irreverent humor that made the film such a unique moviegoing experience in the first place.

The letter, shared by IndieWire critic Anne Thompson, begins with Reynolds poking fun at the recent crackdown on wining and dining awards voters (something the Hollywood Foreign Press Association addressed this year with its new set of rules for the Golden Globes). Instead of bribes, the actor offers "my sincerest thanks for supporting our Deadpool film this year," before launching into a recounting of the long and arduous process it took to get the movie onto the big screen.

"Deadpool" had "a budget which would barely cover the cocaine costs on most studio films," Reynolds wrote, and he suspects that studio 20th Century Fox only greenlit the flick because it mistook the film for "a Maze Runner spinoff." Despite its underdog status, the actor said, "Deadpool emerged from a 5th tier Marvel character to a pop culture phenomenon ... becoming the highest grossing Rated R film in history."

Whether or not "Deadpool" will earn any Oscar hardware remains to be seen, and the Academy has been notoriously stuffy when it comes to recognizing the superhero genre in anything other than the technical categories. But according to IndieWire, Reynolds was present at last weekend's Governors Awards -- an event at which many actors and actresses campaign for their own films -- and Fox is also reportedly backing the actor in the Best Actor race.

We won't know until the nominations are announced in January whether or not the gamble pays off, but it should be entertaining to see what other tricks Reynolds and co. have up their sleeves as awards season continues.

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, Awards2016-11-17T15:15:00-0500https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/17/deadpool-ryan-reynolds-oscar-campaign-for-your-consideration/https://www.moviefone.com/2016/11/17/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life-lorelai-rory-romance/
With only eight days to go before the release of "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," our excitement for the "Gilmore Girls" revival series is at an all-time high. Now, Netflix is fanning those flames by releasing a new, Thanksgiving-themed teaser that includes one additional scene sure to set fans' minds racing over what it means for the show's titular characters.

At first, the clip just appears to be a shorter version of the previously-released trailer, cobbled together from scenes featuring Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) talking about food. Pretty standard stuff for our Gilmore girls, and nothing we haven't seen before.

But then, we get a glimpse at something the previous promo didn't include: A shot of Rory excitedly squealing and jumping up and down -- and clutching Jess (Milo Ventimiglia). Could this be a direct sign that the former couple is about to change its status from "off" to "on"? After all, Jess is the only one of Rory's boyfriends who has a speaking role in the trailer, and he's also the only one to have his own promotional photo released by Netflix.And here's something else to ponder about that scene: Luke is also standing there (on what looks like the porch of the Gilmore home), decked out in a tuxedo. Why is he sporting such fancy duds? Could it be for a wedding -- perhaps between him and Lorelai? Lorelai never did use that chuppah that Luke built for her aborted wedding to Max in season two, and it's been sitting on the Gilmore front lawn ever since; maybe it's time to bust it out for a fall Gilmore-Danes wedding?

We only have a few more days to wait before we know for sure. "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" debuts on Netflix on November 25.

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The hotly-anticipated debut of the first full-length trailer for upcoming Disney live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" didn't disappoint, with sumptuous cinematography, lots of looks at the curious characters populating the film, and plenty of focus on Emma Watson and Dan Stevens's titular pair. So it should come as no surprise, then, that the clip has smashed the record for most views of a film trailer in 24 hours.

What's especially impressive about "Beauty" is that it continues to generate enormous buzz, which only seems to be growing as time goes by. Its very first promo clip, which debuted back in May, was also a record-breaker, snatching the teaser trailer title away from "The Force Awakens" with 91.8 million views, versus its fellow Disney property's 88 million. (Though a bit confusing, these are indeed two separate records, with one citing the most-viewed longer -- a.k.a. full-length -- trailer, and the other highlighting shorter, teaser-length trailers.)

Be our guest and check out the popular clip again for yourself below. "Beauty and the Beast" is due in theaters on March 17, 2017.[via: Entertainment Weekly]